SOS and our coalition partners and allies are organizing events and activities across the region to educate and inspire, and engage and mobilize the public and policymakers to act and implement a comprehensive regional solution that protects and restores Snake River wild salmon and steelhead and invests in Northwest communities. 

Please join us at these upcoming events - to speak up for the Columbia-Snake River Basin, its wild salmon and steelhead, Southern Resident orcas, and to support Northwest Tribes.

If you have questions or want to get more involved, please contact Abby Dalke at abby@wildsalmon.org. To take action now, visit our action alert page!

Upcoming

June 12: Pubbin’ on the Patio Happy Hour
When: Friday, June 12 at 5pm
Where:  Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute, 1040 Rodeo Dr., Moscow, ID
What: Join SOS and the Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute for Pubbin’ on the Patio, with local live music by the Biffs, food from Mariana’s Tamales, drinks from Pour Company, and get involved with Get Out the Vote!

No registration required! 

Questions? Contact Abby Saks abbys@wildsalmon.org

June 16: Economic Implications of Lower Snake River Dam Removal
When: Tuesday, June 16 at 5pm MST
Where: Zoom
What: Join Idaho Rivers United and the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association for a webinar covering the Economic Implications of Lower Snake River Dam Removal report produced by Headwaters Economics. 

The report examines the economic impact of Lower Snake dam removal in a new way, by focusing on the effects to the adjacent communities of Lewiston and Clarkston. Here they will cover the findings of the study, putting them into context with the wider regional opportunity for investment in community development alongside new energy and infrastructure systems.

June 21: SW WA Environmental Advocacy Brunch
When: Sunday, June 21 at 11am
Where: Seize the Bagel - Orchards 9609 NE 117th Ave Suite #2700, Vancouver, WA 98662
What: Join our monthly Environmental Advocacy Brunch designed to bring together community members who care about conservation, climate, wildlife, and public policy across Southwest Washington. Celebrate the launch of our Get Out the Vote Campaign to build momentum for the midterm elections and encourage people to vote with salmon and orca in mind. Whether you're a longtime volunteer or newly interested in getting involved, this is a great opportunity to meet others and learn how you can help make an impact.

June 22: Battle Ground Rural Community Forum
When: Monday, June 22 at 6pm
Where: Battle Ground Community Library in the Meyer Memorial Trust Community Room 1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground, WA 98604
What: Creating meaningful change in our community starts with listening and learning, and we want to hear from you! Join us for the Battle Ground Rural Community Forum for open conversation about public lands, salmon recovery, environmental policy, and the impacts people are experiencing firsthand in their communities.

Questions? Contact Tyler Troelsen tyler@wildsalmon.org

June 25: Salmon Trivia and Happy Hour
When: Thursday, June 25 at 5:30pm, trivia at 7pm
Where: Flying Fish Co. | 3004 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
What: Join us for a happy hour, test your salmon and ocean knowledge, and get involved with Get Out the Vote! Hear from Surfrider and Save Our wild Salmon about how you can get involved to protect our waters, lands, and iconic wildlife of the Pacific Northwest. Flying Fish has graciously offered to donate a portion of the sales from food and drink to support our work, so join us for a pint, some delicious local fish, and mingling. A short trivia program will start at 7pm.

Questions? Contact Abby Dalke – abby@wildsalmon.org

June 26: An Evening of Art, Poetry, Music, and Unity
When: Friday, June 26 at 5:30 - 7:00pm PT
Where: Saranac Rooftop, 21 W Main Ave, Spokane, WA 99201
What: Join Save Our wild Salmon Coalition, 350 Spokane, The Lands Council, Spokane Urban Nature, and Spokane Riverkeeper for a joyful and uplifting gathering to preview the Northwest Artists Against Extinction-inspired Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Campaign posters and materials, sign up to volunteer (and receive a free VOTE t-shirt!), and help shape our GOTV engagement efforts- all while enjoying food, drinks, poetry and music!

Join us & UNITE- for our home, lands, water, salmon, and each other!

June 27: Seven Sisters - Seattle: Return of the Matriarchy
When: Saturday, June 27, 6-8pm PT
Where: St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
What: Join Se'Si'Le and SOS in partnership with Tribal, environmental, and faith-based organizations for an event amplifying Indigenous women's leadership — leaders whose approaches emphasize relational responsibility, ecosystem restoration, collective action, and long-term stewardship.

By centering Indigenous ways of knowing, the 7 Sisters campaign advances solutions grounded in accountability, resilience, and care for future generations. 

June 27: Earth's Greatest Enemy Screening
When: RESCHEDULED to Sat, June 27 at 5:30pm
Where: Vancouver Community Library in the Columbia Room, 901 C St, Vancouver, WA 98660
What: Watch a screening of Earth’s Greatest Enemy with community advocates in Southwest Washington. The Earth’s Greatest Enemy is a powerful documentary investigating the U.S. military’s role as one of the world’s largest institutional polluters and the hidden environmental costs of war and militarism. The film challenges audiences to rethink the connections between climate change, public spending, and global conflict. Following the screening, we will be airing a special exclusive Q&A session with Director Abby Martin.

Questions? Contact Tyler Troelsen tyler@wildsalmon.org

July 17: Get Out the Vote for the Planet
When: Friday, July 17 at 5-6:30pm PT
Where: Rooted Yakima Valley, Yakima, WA
What: Join Save Our wild Salmon and 350 Yakima Climate Action for an evening of gathering in community, creating art, and learning about volunteering to Get Out the Vote! You will be able to pick up some Get Out the Vote posters, featuring artwork by Northwest Artists Against Extinction, that you can put up around your community to help boost voter turnout and encourage others to vote with salmon and orca in mind. We'll also have recycled art supplies for making inspiring art (Get Out the Vote pins, rally signs, and other eco-crafts), but bring anything else that you want to use as a canvas (tote bag, old T-shirts, etc.).

Questions? Contact Abby Saks abbys@wildsalmon.org

August 7: Southwest Washington: Save Our wild Salmon Monthly Virtual Hang
When: First Fridays of each month! Next date: August 7 at 5pm PT
Where: Zoom
What: Join SOS' SW WA Virtual Hang! This event is a great way for advocates across the region to stay connected and engaged between in person events. During this month’s virtual hang, we will discuss upcoming organizing opportunities, current environmental issues impacting our region, and ways we can continue building momentum heading into the summer months. 

Questions? Contact Tyler Troelsen tyler@wildsalmon.org

September 11 & 12: Nimíipuu Protecting the Environment's Free The Snake Flotilla
When: Friday, September 11 (5:30-8:30pm) and Saturday, September 12 (9:00am start)
Where: Hells Gate State Park, Lewiston, Idaho (5100 Hells Gate Rd, Lewiston ID, 83501)
What: Join Nimíipuu Protecting the Environment in rallying for a free-flowing lower Snake River! All are welcome to this free two-day community gathering. Join to listen, learn, and take meaningful action towards salmon recovery in the Columbia Basin and healing the Snake River.

Fall 2026: RENEWAL Webinar Series  
When: Stay tuned for our Fall webinar series
Where: Zoom
What: This year, Save Our wild Salmon Coalition is hosting a new webinar series: RENEWAL! The 2026 RENEWAL webinar series invites you to renew and reimagine our commitment to each other, our non-human neighbors, and the special places we all call home.

Watch the recording of the spring webinar series and stay tuned for our fall series as we share stories of renewal, positive change, and resilience, and spotlight inspiring work under way to repair and recover the lands, waters, and wildlife in the Columbia Basin, across the Northwest, and beyond. 

Hear the People, Heal the River Action Hour
When: Stay tuned for our Fall Action Hours
Where: Zoom
What: Take collective action to protect salmon and defend the historic progress made towards salmon recovery by attending our monthly Virtual Salmon Advocacy Action Hours! We are currently taking a small summer pause for our Action Hours but stay tuned for our fall action hours! Questions? Contact Abby Saks abbys@wildsalmon.org

Watch: All Our Relations: Tribute to the Orca This moving film draws from an Orca Action Month Indigenous-centered event hosted bySe’Si’Le, an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization, in collaboration with Salish Sea and Northern Straits Native Nations and NGOs.

The film highlights Indigenous communities' ancient kinship with orcas and salmon, and the importance of reciprocity in our relationship with our caretaker: Mother Nature. A special focus is on the Southern Resident orcas whose survival, like the survival of Indigenous lifeways here in the Pacific Northwest, depends on scha’enexw (the Salmon People).

Past 2026 Events  

June 9: Orca Action Month Webinar: Orcas Can’t Vote, but you can!
What: Salish Sea Institute and Orca Salmon Alliance hosted a special Orca Month webinar featuring experts from both Canada and the US about the current policy work related to recovering salmon and orca populations. Recording of webinar coming soon!

June 6: Salmon Bike Ride
What: Save Our wild Salmon Coalition and Yakima Greenway hosted a guided ride along the Yakima Greenway that mirrors the life cycle of a salmon. Community members learned more about salmon, their unique life history, and what we can do to protect these keystone species.

June 3: Eco Book Club: Hope in the Dark
What: SOS and 350 Spokane hosted an Eco Book Club, on Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit! Hope in the Dark is an award-winning book that aims to combat eco-grief and climate doom. In it, Solnit makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. 

May 30: Southwest Washington: Environmental Advocacy Brunch
What: The monthly SW WA Environmental Advocacy Brunch is designed as an informal space for relationship building among environmental and politically engaged community members across the Vancouver area. Whether you are a longtime advocate or just starting to get involved, this brunch is a great opportunity to meet others doing the work, share ideas, and build momentum for the spring and summer. 

May 15: Yakima Environmental Justice Film Series
What: We’re excited to launch the Yakima Environmental Justice Film Series, a new collaboration between Save Our wild Salmon, 350 Yakima Climate Action, Washington Conservation Action, Sierra Club, and the Yakima Valley College Climate & Environment Club. Together, we hope to spark curiosity, deepen understanding, and inspire meaningful conversations about our changing environment and the solutions that can help communities adapt and thrive. Stay tuned for the next film screening!

The NextGen Salmon Collective summer internship closed on May 11!
NextGen Salmon Collective is a space for young advocates to harness their advocacy through education, skills, and community with the goal of restoring healthy and abundant salmon in the Columbia-Snake River Basin.

May 6: Spokane Book Club
What:  Spokane Book Club started on May 6 with a discussion of The Water Remembers, by Amy Bowers Cordalis. The Water Remembers is available at Spokane Public Libraries or at amybowerscordalis.com

Question? Contact Abby Saks abbys@wildsalmon.org

May 4 - 9: Healing Canoe Journey and Camp along the Snake River!
What: KHIMSTONIK's hosted their annual Healing Canoe Journey for intergenerational healing and intercultural collaboration through cultural traditional ecological knowledge activities. 

May 1: Southwest Washington Virtual Hang
What: SOS’ staff member, Tyler Troelsen, hosted the first SOS' Southwest Washington Virtual Hang for advocates on May 1st. This casual space is for connecting with others in the region who care about protecting salmon and clean water, and moving the region toward a more environmentally sustainable future. Join the virtual hang each first Friday of each month! 

April 24: Earth Day Orca Cantata
What: In association with our friends at the American Cetacean Society, SOS tabled at an Earth Day Concert featuring the beautiful Orca Cantata composed by Frederick West, with special guest speaker Marcia Henton Davis.

April 25: Seattle University’s Annual Earth Day Summit 
What: This day-long event featured an amazing line-up of speakers including Lynda Mapes, author and retired Seattle Times reporter; Dick Warwick, Cowboy Poet and former farmer; and more!

April 26: Southwest Washington Environmental Advocacy Brunch
What: April Earth Month SW WA Environmental Advocacy Brunch is a gathering is designed as an informal space for relationship building among environmental and politically engaged community members across the Vancouver area. Whether you are a long-time advocate or newly getting involved, this brunch is a great opportunity to meet others, share ideas, and build momentum!

April 23: Save Our wild Salmon Benefit at the Latona Pub
What: SOS celebrated Earth Week with the good people of the Latona Pub in Seattle! We auction off books, t-shirts, and other swag from SOS and the Pub to raise awareness about the plight of wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest, and raise funds to power SOS’ advocacy work to protect and restore wild fish and their rivers! 

April 22: Earth Day Panel: The Roadless Rule
What: The 2001 Roadless Rule established prohibitions on road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvesting in almost 60 million acres of Inventoried Roadless Areas. The USDA has announced plans to rescind this rule, potentially opening 45 million acres of public land to timber harvest. On Earth day, organizations hosted a panel conversation about the Roadless Rule and an opportunities for action. 

SOS and Northwest Artist Against Extinction's Advocacy Art Call
What: Northwest Artists Against Extinction (NWAAE)  and Save Our wild Salmon Coalition launched the 2026 call for Advocacy Art. Selected artwork will be printed, posted and distributed throughout the Northwest! 

April 1: Guardians of Life with Kiliii Yüyan
What: Braided River, hosted a special evening celebrating Indigenous leadership and the future of our planet. On April 1, acclaimed photographer Kiliii Yüyan launched Guardians of Life: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Science, and Restoring the Planet and shared behind-the-scenes stories from years spent documenting Indigenous communities protecting lands and waters across the globe. 

March 28: Environmental Advocacy Brunch
What: The Environmental Advocacy Brunch is a space to come together with community members who care about conservation, climate, wildlife, and public policy across Southwest Washington. 

March 27: Spokane Environmental Policy Coalition Happy Hour
What: Spokane Environmental Policy Coalition and many other local environmental organizations hosted an informal happy hour to celebrate & review the legislative session!

March 1: SW WA Environmental Advocacy Brunch
What: Come build community with fellow advocates working for a healthier and more sustainable Southwest Washington and connect with members and volunteers from groups like Vancouver Audubon Society, Washington Conservation Action, Save Our wild Salmon, Loo Wit Group, and more.

Feb. 12 - Feb 24, 2026: Northwest Power and Conservation Council's public hearings:
What: The Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC) is updating its 5-year Fish and Wildlife Program – a regional plan for mitigating harm to endangered native fish affected by hydropower operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The NPCC hosted public hearings across the region. Learn more here.

Feb. 21 - Feb. 22, 2026: Spokane Great Outdoors Expo
What: The Spokane Great Outdoors Expo brought together outdoor gear, adventure travel, bikes and adventure vehicles, kids activities, speakers, and hands-on activities all under one roof. Save Our wild Salmon staff and volunteers joined the Expo to facilitate our salmon print-making activity, where participants used NWAAE-designed stencils to make beautiful salmon prints while learning about the importance of salmon and what we can do to protect them.

February 11, 2026: Salmon Art & Advocacy
What: Save Our wild Salmon and Friends of the Clearwater hosted a salmon printmaking & advocacy event and discussed how to advocate for our environment, healthy salmon, and rivers during the Northwest Power and Conservation Council comment period.

January 29, 2026: An Evening of Art and Advocacy for Salmon
What: SOS and Washington Conservation Action hosted an Evening of Art and Advocacy for Salmon to take action for salmon during theNorthwest Power and Conservation Council’s public comment process. 

2025 RECIPROCITY Webinar Series
What: Throughout 2025, Save Our wild Salmon Coalition hosted a new webinar series: RECIPROCITY! The series focused on respecting and caring for salmon and their special relationship to the health of ecosystems, our lands and waters, and other species and people. Sponsored by: Natural Encounters Conservation Fund

Watch the webinar recordings!